Monthly Archives: August 2016

More Sassafras Gully Fungi – 6 August 2016

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Dave Noble

With the fungi season drawing to a close I wanted to visit Sassafras Gully at least one more time to see if any more waxcaps (members of the family Hygrophoraceae) were out. So far the season has been fairly poor … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 5 August 2016

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Dave Noble

After seeing good fungi at Ferndale Park the day before, I thought it worth checking out Wolli Creek again. This time I started at Bexley North and walked down the Two Valleys Track to just below Turrella Reserve (and then … Continue reading →

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Ferndale Park Fungi – The Mystery Pink Waxcaps – 4 August 2016

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Dave Noble

It had been raining and I did not want to travel too far, so I headed back to Ferndale Creek at Chatswood to have another look at some of the mysterious pink waxcaps. The evening before I had been looking at … Continue reading →

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Asgard Plateau Walk – 3 August 2016

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Dave Noble

The Asgard Plateau lies at the head of the Grose Valley, and can be accessed quite easily from the road to Victoria Falls Lookout. It is a beautiful and spectacular area and one that is generally quite easy for bushwalking. … Continue reading →

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Minnatonka Falls – Bullaburra – 3 August 2016

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Dave Noble

I was heading up the mountains with Bob, and we were on our way to Mt Victoria for a walk on the Asgard Plateau. On the way, we decided to make a quick visit to Red Gum Park at Bullaburra to … Continue reading →

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More Fungi at Ferndale Park – 1 August 2016

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dave Noble

I headed back to Ferndale Park at Chatswood to look for any new fungi. I ended up spending an interesting morning there. There seemed to be a fair bit more of the pink waxcap out. 

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Wollangambe Crater Walk – 30-31 July 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant weekend walk from Bell to Wollanagmbe Crater and back the same way. Su Li and Brent organised he walk, and they were joined by Martin, Steffy and myself. It was fine but cool weather. We set … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 29 July 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dave Noble

On this day, I had the afternoon off, so that gave me the chance for a return trip to Wolli Creek to see how the fungi was going. What a difference a week makes! The fungi that was out was … Continue reading →

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Sassafras and Birdwood Gully Fungi – 28 July 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a return trip to Sassafras Gully at Springwood to have a better look around for waxcaps in the middle part of  the creek and also I had time for a look in for fungi in a short section … Continue reading →

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Chatswood to Macquarie Park Fungi Walk – 27 July 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was an excellent day of fungi spotting and photography. Conditions were quite good. I started at Chatswood Station and walked down to Ferndale Park, then a short road walk to  Blue Gum Reserve, and I followed a rough track down Blue … Continue reading →

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